Astraeus koreanus
| Astraeus koreanus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Diplocystaceae |
| Genus: | Astraeus |
| Species: | A. koreanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Astraeus koreanus (V.J.Stanek) Kreisel (1976)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Astraeus hygrometricus var. koreanus V.J.Stanek (1958) | |
Astraeus koreanus | |
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 | Glebal hymenium |
 | No distinct cap |
 | Spore print is brown |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is inedible |
Astraeus koreanus is a species of false earthstar in the family Diplocystaceae. Described as a new species in 1976, it is found in Korea.[2] The species was originally named as a variety koreanus of Astraeus hygrometricus in 1958.[3]
References
- ^ "Astraeus koreanus (V.J. Stanek) Kreisel 1976". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ Kreisel H. (1976). "Gasteromyzeten aus Nepal II". Feddes Repertorium (in German). 87 (1–2): 83–107. doi:10.1002/fedr.19760870106.
- ^ Pilát A. (1958). Flora ČSR: Gasteromycetes, Houby-Břichatky (Gasteromycetes-Puffballs) (in Czech). Prague: Nakladatelstvi Československé Akademie Ved. pp. 632, 819.